Helen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

and will be protected against return to their homeland while their claims are assessed. A person found not to be a refugee will be able to obtain a fresh merits review of their case. Resettlement to a third country will be arranged for persons found to be refugees. The premise of Senator Conroy’s question is simply not made out. Australia’s obligations are well and truly understood. The arrangements in relation to these amendments are core to this government’s policy on border protection.